Synonyms for riff
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : rif |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪf |
Top 10 synonyms for riff Other synonyms for the word riff
- ballgame
- browse
- brush over
- consider
- contemplate
- dip
- dip into
- estate
- get the cream
- give the once-over
- glance
- glance at
- glance over
- go once over lightly
- happening
- have a look-see
- hit the high spots
- how it goes
- how things are
- how things stack up
- inquire
- investigate
- lay of the land
- like it is
- look
- look up and down
- mode
- order
- overlook
- posture
- predicament
- quality
- rank
- read
- read swiftly
- regard
- repair
- reputation
- riff
- riffle
- rumble
- run eye over
- run over
- run through
- scan
- scene
- scour
- search
- shape
- situation
- size of it
- size up
- skim
- skip
- sphere
- spot
- standing
- state
- state of affairs
- status
- status quo
- study
- survey
- sweep
- take a gander
- take stock of
- thumb
- thumb through
- trim
- turn the pages
- way things are
- way things shape up
- where it's at
Définition of riff
Origin :- "melodic phrase in jazz," 1935 (but said to have been used by musicians since c.1917), of uncertain origin, perhaps a shortened form of riffle, or altered from refrain. The verb is attested from 1942, from the noun. Also in extended use. Related: Riffed; riffing.
- As in condition : noun circumstances
- As in leaf : verb flip through
- As in scan : verb look over, scrutinize lightly
- As in skim : verb look through cursorily
- To explore the unknown Riff country would be interesting indeed.
- Extract from : « In the Tail of the Peacock » by Isabel Savory
- In the Riff he might be potted at, he might not: he would risk that.
- Extract from : « In the Tail of the Peacock » by Isabel Savory
- Riff suffered as every other village in Great Britain suffered.
- Extract from : « The Romance of His Life » by Mary Cholmondeley
- And between the park and the river lies the hidden village of Riff.
- Extract from : « Notwithstanding » by Mary Cholmondeley
- At Riff everything was cast in a superior and more modern mould.
- Extract from : « Notwithstanding » by Mary Cholmondeley
- And between the road and the river lies the village of Riff.
- Extract from : « Notwithstanding » by Mary Cholmondeley
- But Roger brought his coffin back to Riff as a matter of course.
- Extract from : « Notwithstanding » by Mary Cholmondeley
- On a sunny September day Dick the absentee was gathered to his fathers at Riff.
- Extract from : « Notwithstanding » by Mary Cholmondeley
- Is there any church in the world as beautiful as the old church of Riff where he was buried?
- Extract from : « Notwithstanding » by Mary Cholmondeley
- But perhaps Annette had other incentives for clinging to Riff.
- Extract from : « Notwithstanding » by Mary Cholmondeley
Antonyms for riff
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